Letter from Mary Dilworth (later Abbatt) to Jonathan Abbatt, April 08, 1855

This letter is part of a series of courtship correspondence between Jonathan Abbatt and Mary Dilworth (later Abbatt). The Abbatt family was a Quaker family who lived in the towns and villages of Preston, Ribchester, and Garstang in Lancashire, England. The letters chronicle the courtship, discussions of faith, local events, shared sentiments, etc. Mary sometimes addressed as Polly in the letters. Please note that the months on the letters’ dates were added as numerical values rather than the month's name (e.g. 2 Mo = February). Mary writes that she was surprised to see David the other night and didn't think that he would show up this week. Her cousin is coming to visit so Mary will ask her to post her letter when she gets to Preston which will save her some time. Mary also informs him that she will take the first train to Preston the following week.

In Collection:

• Abbatt Family Collection

Creator

• Abbatt, Mary, 1828-1901

Contributor

• Abbatt, Jonathan, 1829-1905

Subject

• Quakers
• Quakers--Family relationships
• Courtship
• Man-woman relationships
• Man-woman relationships--Religious aspects
• Faith
• Marriage
• Families
• Interpersonal relations

Language

• eng

Date created

• April 8, 1855

Resource type

• Text

Rights statement

• No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only

Extent

• 2 pages ; 18.2 x 23 cm

Geographic coverage

• England--Preston (Lancashire)

Coordinates

• 53.76282, -2.70452

Additional physical characteristics

• Handwritten in black ink. Stamp cut out from envelope.

Physical repository

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Collection

• Abbatt Family Collection

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• letters (correspondence)
• correspondence
• envelopes
• personal correspondence

Archival item identifier

• Accession Number: 2011-039, File: 1.13

Fonds title

• Abbatt family fonds

Fonds identifier

• SC463

Is referenced by

• Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/abbatt-family-fonds

Date digitized

• December 19, 2023

Technical note

• Scanned on EPSON 10000XL (600 dpi no correction) by MTNote: there was a lot of colour correction done (brightness/contrast), especially from Abbatt_2011-039_1-12_361 to the end of the collection. Brightness/contrast settings are noted in README file.Scale: 65% reduction unless notedMetadata by MT

Rights

• Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/0zfg-h394

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